This month marks an incredibly exciting new chapter in the history of Blowing Bubbles. Thanks to businesses in and around Stratford, we’re able to hand out thousands of copies to give people a memento to cherish from the first games at our new home.

Never have I been as proud, worked so hard, or been as worried as I have over this first issue of the season. The pressure, panic, and pleasure has brought back such vivid memories of our first issue back in August 2012. There were plenty of highs and lows in the months and years that followed but the one thing that never changed was the belief and support from our dedicated subscribers and team of contributors.

For this, I will always be grateful. I hope those who are reading Blowing Bubbles for the first time enjoy their first tastes of our writers’ carefully crafted words.

We will have more of a presence outside our new home in the future and I hope you feel able to continue to support what we do by picking up a copy every month. If you can’t get to every game, make sure you don’t miss out by securing a subscription on our website.

Then, while you’re online, follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook page. There has been so much love from the West Ham family over the past few months with our Farewell Boleyn commemorative issue and Summer Annual - long may this continue.

​To our current subscribers, this one is on us. Thanks for all your kind words that have kept myself and the team going over the years. Here’s to a great season.

Editor David Blackmore urged any West Ham fans interested in being paid to distribute August’s issue to get touch via editor@blowing-bubbles.co.uk. He also thanked businesses in and around Stratford for enabling the magazine, usually priced at £3, to mark this exciting new month for West Ham.

Blowing Bubbles’ base for the Juventus game, he continued, will be the Cow in Westfield but he stressed distributors would also be dotted around in the limited, designated areas available to his magazine.

“I’m delighted that we are able to hand out thousands of copies to give people a memento to cherish from the first games at our new home,” David said. “Never have I been as proud, worked so hard, or been as worried as I have over this first issue of the season.

“There has been so much love from the West Ham family over the past few months with our Farewell Boleyn commemorative issue and Summer Annual - long may this continue.

“I hope those reading Blowing Bubbles for the first time enjoy their first taste of our writers’ carefully crafted words, and I hope they want to continue to support what we do by picking up a copy every month.”

David confirmed the magazine would increase its presence outside our new home, but added: “If you can’t get to every game, make sure you don’t miss out by securing a subscription on our website. Then, while you’re online, follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook page.”​You can secure your subscription for the 2016/17 season here > http://www.blowing-bubbles.co.uk/subscribe.html

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